fast dog
10-10-2008, 09:30 AM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 3,406
RE: fast dog
My Springer hunts fast as well. This is his 4th year and he gets excited when he knows he's going hunting.
I try to let him run before we hit the field to try to take the edge off.
Later in the day, after a few hours when he's more tired, he seems to be a better hunter. Moving slower with less distraction.
That being said, even though he is a fast hunter, his style is to immediately backtrack, even a few steps, when he picks up the scent and gets birdy.
This is definitely my queue. I read him well and enjoy his dedication and the fact that he is relentless.
Good luck to all.
I try to let him run before we hit the field to try to take the edge off.
Later in the day, after a few hours when he's more tired, he seems to be a better hunter. Moving slower with less distraction.
That being said, even though he is a fast hunter, his style is to immediately backtrack, even a few steps, when he picks up the scent and gets birdy.
This is definitely my queue. I read him well and enjoy his dedication and the fact that he is relentless.
Good luck to all.
10-10-2008, 02:24 PM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: West Chicago, Il
Posts: 1,081
RE: fast dog
ORIGINAL: Jimmy S
My Springer hunts fast as well. This is his 4th year and he gets excited when he knows he's going hunting.
I try to let him run before we hit the field to try to take the edge off.
Later in the day, after a few hours when he's more tired, he seems to be a better hunter. Moving slower with less distraction.
That being said, even though he is a fast hunter, his style is to immediately backtrack, even a few steps, when he picks up the scent and gets birdy.
This is definitely my queue. I read him well and enjoy his dedication and the fact that he is relentless.
Good luck to all.
My Springer hunts fast as well. This is his 4th year and he gets excited when he knows he's going hunting.
I try to let him run before we hit the field to try to take the edge off.
Later in the day, after a few hours when he's more tired, he seems to be a better hunter. Moving slower with less distraction.
That being said, even though he is a fast hunter, his style is to immediately backtrack, even a few steps, when he picks up the scent and gets birdy.
This is definitely my queue. I read him well and enjoy his dedication and the fact that he is relentless.
Good luck to all.
10-12-2008, 06:58 PM
#13
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Maine
Posts: 12,563
RE: fast dog
My Springer hunts fast as well. This is his 4th year and he gets excited when he knows he's going hunting.
I try to let him run before we hit the field to try to take the edge off.
Later in the day, after a few hours when he's more tired, he seems to be a better hunter. Moving slower with less distraction.
I try to let him run before we hit the field to try to take the edge off.
Later in the day, after a few hours when he's more tired, he seems to be a better hunter. Moving slower with less distraction.
Good Luck to all you out there hunting this season. They say it should be a good year up here but so far it has been hard going, perhaps from the warm days that we are still having..
10-15-2008, 09:15 PM
#15
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location:
Posts: 698
RE: fast dog
ORIGINAL: Vizsla Vince
Ya know, I'll put more stock in that testimonial than any field trial. My dog wouldn't probably make it very far on the "pro circuit", but we work well together. I know his cues, I know how to read him, & he knows what I expect of him, & vice versa. And we end up with birds in the bag at the end of the day!
ORIGINAL: Jimmy S
My Springer hunts fast as well. This is his 4th year and he gets excited when he knows he's going hunting.
I try to let him run before we hit the field to try to take the edge off.
Later in the day, after a few hours when he's more tired, he seems to be a better hunter. Moving slower with less distraction.
That being said, even though he is a fast hunter, his style is to immediately backtrack, even a few steps, when he picks up the scent and gets birdy.
This is definitely my queue. I read him well and enjoy his dedication and the fact that he is relentless.
Good luck to all.
My Springer hunts fast as well. This is his 4th year and he gets excited when he knows he's going hunting.
I try to let him run before we hit the field to try to take the edge off.
Later in the day, after a few hours when he's more tired, he seems to be a better hunter. Moving slower with less distraction.
That being said, even though he is a fast hunter, his style is to immediately backtrack, even a few steps, when he picks up the scent and gets birdy.
This is definitely my queue. I read him well and enjoy his dedication and the fact that he is relentless.
Good luck to all.
Flushers should always be balls to the wall with no hesitation. Keeping them under control and in your range of shooting is your job.
Pointers should be broke enough to point the birds and not be busting them. If they are short on nose even in the worst scent conditions. They should stop for the flush at the very least. If not, It is not the dogs fault they are not broke. It is yours.
11-11-2008, 07:26 PM
#16
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: PA.
Posts: 5,195
RE: fast dog
my lab is hunting better this year,he is 5 yrs,10 months and 4 days old.
i credit it to time i spent this year in RIVER exericising him and reading doc e conditioning info.
it did make big difference this year.
i credit it to time i spent this year in RIVER exericising him and reading doc e conditioning info.
it did make big difference this year.
